Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, centre, gives a copy of the peace accord to Humberto De la Calle, right, head of Colombia's government peace negotiation team, as Iván Márquez, left, chief negotiator of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, watches, after the signing of the latest text of the peace accord between the two sides in Havana, Cuba, 12 November 2016. Source: PA

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Israel's right wing has been emboldened by the prospect of a Trump presidency, while Palestinians feel threatened.
There will be initial strengthening of the Israeli position, but increased policy uncertainty as the new US administration takes office.
Uncertainty over future policies

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Nearly 2,000 locals staged violent protests in the San Román district of the city of Juliaca, Puno, between 28 and 30 November over rising organised crime.
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Two Burundian colonels and one captain were arrested between 29 November and 1 December in association with a failed assassination attempt against Willy Nyamitwe, spokesman for President Pierre Nkurunziza, on 28 November.
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The Philippines' Vice-President Leni Robredo resigned from her position as housing secretary on 5 December following policy differences with President Rodrigo Duterte of the PDP-Laban party.
Robredo's resignation was also prompted by Duterte's ban on her attending cabinet meetings. Robredo

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